Insurers Win Again – Mostly – in Antitrust Lawsuits Filed by Body Shops March 10, 2020 By Jim Sams A federal appellate court threw out most of the claims by automotive body shops in Indiana, Utah and Mississippi that...
Body Shop Owners Rank Carriers on Claims February 5, 2020 By Jim Sams Auto body shop owners may know better than anybody how well insurance companies take care of their customers. A report...
Viewpoint: Does Artificial Intelligence Know Who’s Barn is the Next to Burn Down? January 31, 2020 By Tom Quirk I shudder at the thought that an algorithm developed by artificial intelligence will allow the insurance industry to no longer...
7th Circuit: Appraisal Should Have Ended Dispute Over Roof Replacement November 18, 2019 By Jim Sams When managers of the Villas at Winding Ridge in Indianapolis asked a contractor to assess the condition of the 33...
Damage Claim Hinges on Whether ‘Feral Cats’ are Domestic August 15, 2019 By Jim Sams Some bears can balance balls on their noses and some elephants can perch on pedestals, but that doesn’t make them...
Texas Supreme Court Clarifies Bad Faith in Appraisal Process July 2, 2019 By Jim Sams An insurer’s payment of the appraisal value after disputing a claim does not establish that it was liable, nor does...
State Farm Moves Auto Telematics into ‘Real Time’ June 14, 2019 By Jim Sams The nation’s largest insurer has stepped up its investment in telematics, announcing this week an upgrade to its usage-based insurance...
Allstate, State Farm Sue Medical Providers for Fraudulent Billing April 29, 2019 By Jim Sams Two insurance carriers filed separate lawsuits last week against medical doctors and their pain-management clinics, accusing them of submitting bills...
State Farm Announces Auto Insurance Rate Cut for Louisiana Customers February 12, 2019 Louisiana’s largest auto insurer will cut its rates starting in April by an average of 3.2 percent for its roughly...
Report: Missouri Ranks Third Worst for Driver Safety Laws January 29, 2019 A new report ranks Missouri near the bottom of all states for driver safety laws, at a time when distracted...